alpine 552I

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Price Paid:  $89.00 from Circuit City

Year / Model Reviewed:
 Infinity 552i

Summary:
I am steamed, but I totally understand how it happened. I got 2 of these speakers, Infinity 552i 5-1/4" two-ways, for the rear of my 1992 Toyota Corolla 3 years ago. Two months after having them installed, I noticed that both speakers were cracked. I called Circuit City and they said that Infinity had made a mistake with these speakers, that they failed to "coat them" with some coating, to bring my car in and they would replace them at no cost. I did. Well, they have all cracked to pieces as of about a month ago. I do remember checking them not too long ago and they were fine, but I'm sure it's the sun exposure that got them. Are there any speakers that won't crack after exposure to the sun? The speakers that came with the car had dry-rotted and that's why I bought these Infinity speakers. But I kept watching the white part of the speaker (I know NOTHING about speakers) and noticed they were fine, then about a month ago I looked and they are in pieces, falling apart. I do NOT blare my music or blast my bass and the only thing I can think of is the sun. I tried to remember to cover them, but of course didn't MOST of the time. Any suggestions for my NEXT pair of rear speakers? Thanks a lot in advance.

Strengths:
Sounded good when new, just not a lot of good bass sound, didn't play bass strong.

Weaknesses:
THEY CRACKED AND BROKE.....TWICE!

Price Paid:  $49.00 from on-line

Year / Model Reviewed:
 552i

Summary:
Much better then the Pioneer 2-way speakers the Infinity's replaced. The tweeter can be aimed and target passenger ear level

Strengths:
Nice crisp, clear mid and high's with excellent definition and seperation for the $$$

Weaknesses:
None yet

Similar Products Used:
Clarion, Pioneer, Klipsch, Polk

Price Paid:  $8900.00 from circut city

Year / Model Reviewed:
 2002 infinity 552i

Summary:
Good speaker, sounds great at high volume even with it''''s owen amp. clear responsive bass and clear music.

Strengths:
very clear and good bass reponse

Weaknesses:
don''''t have any yet !!!

Similar Products Used:
nothing exept stock

Price Paid:  $100.00 from Crutchfield

Year / Model Reviewed:
 01

Summary:
Overall, this is an excellent 5 1/4" speaker. Do not expect a lot of bass from them , as they are fairly small, but the sound quality is amazing. They sound great when given midrange and highs, but are stressed with heavy bass. The power handling is good and their appearance is great. The aimable tweeter helps with imaging. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO GET THE 652I SPEAKER ..... IT IS MUCH LOUDER AND HAS MUCH BETTER BASS RESPONSE . It is as good as speakers of this size and price get

Strengths:
sound quality , power handling , appearance , durability

Weaknesses:
no bass ( as expected )

Similar Products Used:
stock ,

Price Paid:  $85.00 from Circuit City

Year / Model Reviewed:
 2002

Summary:
Man, place these in the overhead of a Jeep, and you have an awesome sound. The ability to rotate and image the tweeters is pretty nice. It took me about 5 mins to install both speakers. No tweeking was needed for installation. Since my ride is noisy to begin with, I did not go with Dynamat in the rear, and super highend speakers would go to waste with the road noise. Awesome sound, great value, suprising kick from a small driver. Clean, crisp and oh so budget minded.

Strengths:
The 30% larger cone is a big bump from last year''s model, they were too tinny sounding, so now after I upgraded, smoother sounds are now present.

Weaknesses:
None really, it was just a pain to run wire from the amp up to the roof of the Cherokee, but the speakers, they rock.

Similar Products Used:
Kappa 5.2